In this combination of talk and reading, Douglas Kearney will discuss the poetics and angry pre-reading warm-ups that led to some of his newest works (influenced, as he says, by Susan Howe, the production of[...]

3/14 Fame (Alan Parker, 1980) Presented by Ling Hsu Young men and women audition for coveted spots at the New York High School of Performing Arts. Those who make the cut discover that it takes a lot[...]

QAIS ASSALI / MARCH 20 / MSU BROAD / 7PM Qais Assali is an AAHD Artist in Residence: Critical Race Studies. His interdisciplinary work stages questions between site and the body in relation to his[...]

3/21 Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977) Presented by Joshua Lam Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva[...]

3/28 Young Törless (Volker Schlöndorff, 1966) Presented by Matthew Handelman At a boarding school in 1900s Austria, cruel bullies Beineberg (Bernd Tischer) and Reiting (Fred Dietz) go to great lengths to embarrass, abuse and dehumanize their pathetic[...]

Alison Dobbins is an Associate Professor of Integrated Media Performance Design. Her presentation, “Theatre Engine: Audience as Research Partner,” concerns interdisciplinary research in theatre using technology to integrate the audience into the performance.